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WWUS84 KHUN 090018
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
718 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

ALZ001-002-090045-
Lauderdale AL-Colbert AL-
718 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN LAUDERDALE AND EAST
CENTRAL COLBERT COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Killen, or 7 miles east of Muscle Shoals, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Muscle Shoals, Rogersville, Killen, Lexington, Leighton, Anderson,
Center Star, Kingtown, Whitehead, and Ford City.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
and northwestern Alabama.

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LAT...LON 3486 8721 3479 8733 3480 8736 3480 8742
      3478 8743 3476 8742 3473 8743 3468 8751
      3478 8764 3500 8747 3500 8744
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 224DEG 24KT 3479 8752

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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